This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
Fresh Fruit Soft Cooked Eggs Toast
Heat a quart of water to boiling, move from the source of heat, lower in 4 eggs gently, cover and let stand 8 to 10 m. See p. 10.
Prepare the fruit, whatever may be available, berries, pineapple, bananas, etc., and place on the table. Start the eggs to cooking, then make the coffee and toast. Put some cookies on the table, and serve the breakfast, first the fruit, then the eggs, toast and coffee.
Immediately after breakfast make the Peach Parfait for dinner, mould, seal and pack; then the Salamagundi Salad.
Sunday Breakfast - | Cost | |
Two Bananas .............................................. | $ | 200 |
Eggs soft cooked ......................................... | 400 | |
Toast and Butter .......................................... | 600 | |
Cream for Fruit and Coffee......... | 400 | |
Sugar for Fruit and Coffee......... | 233 | |
Oatmeal Cookies (1/6 Recipe)....... | 478 | |
Total Breakfast .................................. | $ | 2,311 |
 
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